DHE/CHE Comparison

[Bob Jurewicz]

Steve Barnett just added a pair of 20 GA guns to GI. Excellent side by side pictures provide great opportunity to compare the two grades.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/gun...n_id=100855936

Bob Jurewicz

[Reggie B]

I just was looking at those. Super nice guns but the price! Wow!

[Gary Laudermilch]

Any idea what frame size they might be? They seem heavier than most PB 20's

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Gary Laudermilch

Any idea what frame size they might be? They seem heavier than most PB 20's

I'm sure they are 0 framed Gary. I have a 30" DHE20 that weighs 6lbs, 8oz., and both of those guns are very close.
I'm not sure I understand the logic in only offering them as a pair either, and individually, my opinion, only, neither are worth over $20-22.
I prefer the twisted or braided borders found on C's, and early Ds, and I like the bordered vignettes over the late D style. C's are more interesting in their variety of floorplates.
All of the above is just my liking and I've never seen a Parker I didn't like.

[Dean Romig]

In the case of these two particular guns, I prefer the wood and checkering of the C but I prefer the engraving on the D.
Very nice guns indeed. The price should not scare away the serious collector, IMO.





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[B. Dudley]

The major obvious difference between D and C grades as a whole is the grip checkering pattern. Cs are the first grade to use what i call an "organic" pattern. By way of engraving, the use of heavy patterned borders and varying floorplate scenes are what sets the C grade apart from the D.

I always like to call the C grade as the first grade in the line where unique qualities are really observed from gun to gun.
True, every gun has unique qualities since they were all hand built, but in a matter of standard, the grades up through D were done in the same patterns and layouts.

[Dean Romig]

C's will also exhibit more elaborate and finer (more fine detail) scrollwork. Though not 'full coverage' like an A or even a few B's, there is certainly a lot more coverage than found on the standard D engraving.





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[C grade]

That is a fantastic pair of 20's If I had to pick one I would definitely pick the DHE. You are correct Dean, much better engraving on the sideplates. I am looking for a nice 30" graded 20ga but not at those prices.
David

[King Cobb]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

C's will also exhibit more elaborate and finer (more fine detail) scrollwork. Though not 'full coverage' like an A or even a few B's, there is certainly a lot more coverage than found on the standard D engraving.






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I have seen one or two early Cs where literally the only difference between it and a D engraving wise is more scroll. Now you get a little later in production and the C engraving of dogs and such becomes more intricate, but at the same time, D's get more scroll work in later production.

Did he ever sell that set of parkers he had listed for 100k?

[Reggie B]

Another question. Why wouldn't you break up the pair? From a collector's standpoint (which I am not) why would you want to buy them both if you had a nice one already. And from a seller's standpoint why wouldn't sell one of them? The serial numbers are close but not that close.